Events

UPCOMING EVENTS:

PAST EVENTS:

ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINARReading Lenore Manderson (discussion of pre-circulated papers in preparation of her upcoming visit)Friday, November 102:30-3:30 UNIV 017Join us after in the Stone Hall Atrium for light refreshments and conversation!

April 26 - Anthropology Masters Student presentationsWednesday, April 26 | 11:30-1:00 | STON 154Alison Kirkham“That’s Disgusting”: American Perception of Arthropods and the Categorization of Insects as InedibleMatthew Fuka Gender and Activity in Early Iron Age Mongolia: Entheseal Changes Among the XiongnuLauren MurfreeCollective Action, Reproductive Justice, and Activism in the MidwestMelissa TorquatoWhy Do We Farm?: Risk Assessment of the Foraging Farming Transition in North America

April 12 - Dr. Amanuel Beyin, Assistant Professor, University of LouisvilleWant to deepen your knowledge of the origin and dispersal of early modern humans and learn about collaborative research projects in Eritrea, Kenya and the SudanWednesday, April 12 | 11:30-12:30 | STON 154

Dr. Kate Clancy, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois“Adolescent life history transitions: the role of family and friends” Monday, March 27 | 1:30-3:00 | BRNG 1222Brown Bag Series

The Border and the BanA discussion on the Trump administration's travel bans and the wall at the USA-Mexico borderPanelistsProf. James McCann: Political ScienceProf. Ellen Gruenbaum: AnthropologyDr. Akram Almakki: Nephrologist at IU-ArnettThursday, March 23 | 5:45-6:45 PM | HCRS Steam Lab

Anahid MatossianAnahid holds an MS from our department. She has had some fabulous work experiences in human and women’s rights before returning to graduate school for her PhD. She will be joining us on February 15th to talk about her path since she left us and how she ended up back in the classroom.Wednesday, February 15 | 11:30-12:30 | STON 154

Human Rights ProgramElizabeth Wirtz, Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Anthropology"Keeping and Breaking Promises: The Shifting State of Refugee Policy Under the Current US Administration"Wednesday, February 8 | 12:30-1:20 | BRNG 1245

Friday, November 11thStop by the opening of Visiting Professor of Anthropology, Diego Soares photo and sound exhibit, Krukàdjà Kayapó, from his time spent with the Mebêngôkre-Kayapó of the Brazilian Amazon. The gallery opening is from 4:00-6:00 PM in the atrium of Mann Hall.

Brazil Abroad 2016Students will learn the rigors of ethnographic field methods in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. In addition, students work with anthropologists, conservation biologists, indigenous leaders, and NGO directors from the area on a final project tailored to their academic and professional goals.

Dr. Fred Smith, Professor of Anthropology Illinois State UniversityThe Naming of Neandertals: The Rise of Homo neanderthalensis and the Fall of Homo primigeniusMonday, November 16, 1:30-2:30Stone Hall 154

Dr. Michael Shott Professor, University of AkronAnthropology and Classical StudiesSeparate the Useless from the Useful: Testing Theoretical Predictions of Tool Production Behavior at the Modena Obsidian Quarry, NevadaMonday, October 26, 3:30-4:30Stone Hall 154

Tara Cepon-Robbins, Ph.D. CandidateDepartment of Anthropology, University of Oregon“The effects of socioeconomic and cultural change on parasite exposure and immune function in the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador”Monday, December 8PFEN 2412:30 – 3:30 pm

The Anthropology Graduate Student Organization will be having a fundraiser at Noodles & Co. on Tuesday, April 16 from 5:00- 9:00 PM. If you would like to support our organization in this fundraiser, please mention "Anthropology Graduate Student Organization"when you purchase a meal. (dine in, carry out, or delivery) during the stated time, and the organization will receive 25% of the proceeds from your purchase.

The Anthropology Graduate Student Organization (AGSO) and the Global Engineering Program will be hosting two talks by Dr. Elizabeth Briody.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 The Mississippian Boom and Bust?: A Multiscalar & Multidisciplinary Examination of the Late Prehistoric Period in the Midwest Jeremy J. Wilson, Department of Anthropology, IU-PUI BRNG 1238 12:00-1:00

The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce it is hosting the Midwest Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Association Annual Meeting this Fall. The meeting will take place in Stone Hall and Lilly Hall from October 8-10th. Questions? Contact Dr. Michele Buzon

Wednesday, September 29th Heart is Where The Home Is: Lenape/Delaware Homelands Dr. Dawn Marsh, Department of History BRNG 1238 12:00-1:00 pm